What does artful mean in English? Meaning of artful definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "artful": not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
Adjective
Meaning: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of franknessExample: an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time
a disingenuous excuseSynonyms: artful
disingenuousAntonyms: artless
ingenuousSimilar: distorted
misrepresented
perverted
twistedAlso see: insincereMeaning of "artful": marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
Adjective
Meaning: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craftExample: the artful dodger
an artful choice of metaphorsSynonyms: artfulAntonyms: artlessSimilar: crafty
cunning
cute
deep
designing
dodgy
elusive
foxy
guileful
knavish
manipulative
pawky
precious
scheming
slick
sly
tricksy
tricky
wilyAlso see: adroitAdjective: Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.Artificial; imitative.Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.] 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, the Guardian: Where the Czech upstart Rosol, ranked 100 in the world, all but blew Nadal's head off with his blunderbuss in a fifth set of unrivalled intensity on Thursday night, Benneteau, a more artful citizen, used a rapier to hurt his vaunted foe before falling just short of a kill. In the end, it was he who staggered from the scene of the fight.2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, the Guardian: Where the Czech upstart Rosol, ranked 100 in the world, all but blew Nadal's head off with his blunderbuss in a fifth set of unrivalled intensity on Thursday night, Benneteau, a more artful citizen, used a rapier to hurt his vaunted foe before falling just short of a kill. In the end, it was he who staggered from the scene of the fight.Synonyms:
ingenious, sly, adroit, slick, shrewd, masterly, adept, clever, crafty, designing, dexterous, foxy, politic, proficient, resourceful, scheming, sharp, smart, smooth, tricky, wily,
Antonyms:
stupid, clumsy, artless, ingenuous, naive, unskillful, awkward, inept, unclever,
